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SUBMITTER: Tiwari A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994788 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Tiwari Anurag A Karkhur Yugal Y Keeney James A JA Aggarwal Ajay A
Arthroplasty today 20180215 2
Rapid destructive osteoarthritis of the hip is a separate entity different from the usual osteoarthritis. It is usually seen in elderly women, and the characteristic feature is the rapid progression within 6 to 12 months to complete destruction of the joint. The exact etiology is not known. We present a rare case of rapid destructive osteoarthritis of the hip in a 62-year-old woman who developed it within 2 months of intra-articular steroid injection, which was managed well with uncemented total ...[more]